FISHING REPORT
Docks report trout, redfish, tuna biting
      Fishing continues to be abundant all over the Coastal Bend. Fishermen are catching the usual species in good numbers. Fishing has been great for anglers out of Deep Sea Headquarters, said Greg Brown. Reservations have been steady for the holiday weekend trips. The Pelican brought in a big catch...
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Terrific trout
      Joe Ryberg of Carlsbad, Calif. holds up two of 10 trout caught Monday, Aug. 27, on the north jetty. He took the Jetty Boat from Fisherman's Wharf and used live croaker to snag the trout that weighed two to four pounds each.
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Super snag
      Ernie Morales and his daughter Isabella, center, caught limits of red snapper, 37 dog snapper (seven weighing between 10 and 15 pounds), lane snapper, strawberry grouper and triggerfish. They were fishing aboard the Ambush with Capt. Mike Buffington, left, and deckhands Travis Kahn and Chris Redmo...
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Full return
      Ryan Schmidt and friends of Boerne went fishing recently with Capt. John Brennan on the Pelican out of Deep Sea Headquarters. They returned with limits of red snapper, kingfish, Atlantic sharpnose shark and ling.
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Catching variety
      Frank Pabon of Cibolo was among those fishing on the Scat Cat out of Fisherman's Wharf Sunday, Aug. 26. The catch included snapper, kingfish, shark and tuna.
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Winning wahoo
      Gayle Krejci of Matagorda hooked the winning wahoo aboard the Mattiduke, which is homeported at Matagorda. At right is deckhand Wayne Heinke of Bay City.
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Women's tourney report results
      Reel Insanity nabbed the overall trophy in the 10th annual Texas Women Anglers Tournament held Saturday, Aug. 25, in waters off Port Aransas. Reel Insanity, owned by John Kiszkiel of Cedar Pass, also took the M.L. Walker Perpetual Trophy. Anglers were Ashley Alexander and Shannon Bain.
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Shark hearing set
Boatmen ask for turnout against amendment next week
      The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 5, on limiting fishing for blacktip and bull sharks. The hearing is set for 6 p.m. at the auditorium of The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute (MSI).
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Top dolphin
      Stacy Fritz of Kerrville caught the tournament's biggest dorado dolphin aboard the Madera. Also pictured are 16- month-old Duncan Segrest, son of friend Cindy Segrest, the Madera's owner, of Corpus Christi; and Madera deckhand Jordan Adams of Port Aransas.
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Kings and more
      These anglers reeled in limits of kingfish and dorado on an 8-hour trip aboard the Gulf Eagle with Capt. Fred Hedemann out of Deep Sea Headquarters.
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Fishy business
      These anglers boated several nice dolphin, weighing up to 15 pounds, and a kingfish, fishing in the Matagorda Reef, where they found a nice weedline/color change. Anglers from left are, Matt Landry of Port Aransas, Pam Lewis of Knoxville, Tenn., Carolyn Grosse of Port Aransas, Brenda Eastland and ...
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